According to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, “Prototype” can have four similar meanings: an original model on which something is patterned : ARCHETYPEan individual that exhibits the essential features of a later typea standard or typical examplea first full-scale and usually functional form of a new type or design of a construction (such as an airplane) The word in science is normally used to refer to the first working variation of something that has been constructed. This is why it’s so interesting that Anthony Fauci invoked the word when referring to the original versions of Covid-19 that launched the pandemic. Listen closely during...